Vanderbilt running back Jerron Seymour (3) scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter Saturday against Massachusetts. The Commodores have dominated the final 15 minutes in their past two games.

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Jeff Lockridge
| The Tennessean

Vanderbilt is quietly establishing itself as something of a fourth-quarter football team.

Although it has been overshadowed by repeated slow starts, the Commodores have outscored their past two opponents - South Carolina and Massachusetts - 29-0 in the final 15 minutes. Vanderbilt hasn't allowed a fourth-quarter point since Ole Miss' Jeff Scott ran 75 yards for the game-winning score in the season opener.

"One of the things that's always been a key focus on our team has been conditioning," junior defensive end Kyle Woestmann said. "I'm not proud, because a lot of times we have had a slow ...